U.S. Retail Sales Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 17, 2021 - U.S. retail sales grew 5.3% from December to January (seasonally adjusted)—the 4th-largest monthly increase since 1992.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/624

^[PDF] The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

(Historically, the restoration was statutorily tied to the existence of the managed care organization [MCO] tax. The MCO tax expired at the end of 2018-19. Even though the administration is continuing the 7 percent restoration for 2020-21, the statutory language linking the restoration to the MCO tax remains.)
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2020/4175/social-services-budget-022420.pdf

Summary of LAO Findings and Recommendations on the 2013-14 Budget

In the past, the state has successfully done something similar by extending a general tax to health care providers or by levying a provider tax on health care providers. For example, in terms of extending a general tax to health care providers, the state has extended the gross premiums tax levied on all types of insurance
https://lao.ca.gov/laoapp/budgetlist/PublicSearch.aspx?Yr=2013&KeyCol=745

Taxes on gasoline and other motor fuels are the

Taxes on gasoline and other motor fuels are the major source of revenue for highway construction and maintenance, and for mass transit. With fuel use flat, increasing funds for tra nsportation has required increasing the tax rate per gallon of fuel.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/011696_calfacts/cf96g.html

Proposition 76: Key Issues and Fiscal Effects

The state collects several billions of dollars in taxes that local governments use for local services and programs. These taxes include a half-cent sales tax and vehicle license fee for health and social services programs, and fuel taxes for roads and transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/prop_76/prop_76_093005.htm

May Revision 2016: Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 16, 2016 - For 2014-15,  we estimate  that the combined revenues of the General Fund ’s four largest tax sources (PIT, sales taxes, corporation taxes, and insurance taxes) are $210 million more than the administration currently estimates for 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/186

Card Spending Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2021 - To do this, we use an index—a weighted average of different spending categories—designed to track movements in California’s sales tax base. In this post, we update the index to include January data and to incorporate data revisions for earlier months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/623

^[PDF] Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012

The measure could result in savings to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prisons and county jails, as well as the number placed under county probation or state parole supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110599.pdf

2011 Initiative Analysis:The Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012

The measure could result in savings to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prisons and county jails, as well as the number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110650.aspx

2011 Initiative Analysis:Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012

The measure could result in savings to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prisons and county jails, as well as the number placed under county probation or state parole supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110599.aspx